AHMEDABAD: Fiery speeches have won Gujarat CM Narendra Modi votes. But, this time around, the shrewd politician may find himself in trouble. The CBI has started taping Modi’s speeches made after the arrest of his trusted lieutenant and former MoS for home, Amit Shah, who faces charges of murder and conspiracy in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
No sooner had speculation about the central agency wanting to shift the trial outside Gujarat gathered momentum, than an impatient Modi unleashed an attack on the Centre saying the proposed transfer of the case was an insult to the judiciary and process of justice in the state. He even called it an insult to the advocates and judges of Gujarat.
Modi not only targeted the UPA government for misusing the CBI against political rivals, he also justified the killing of a gangster arrested with a cache of AK-47s.
While CBI’s counsel K T S Tulsi has stated that no formal application has been moved to shift the trial outside and that the CBI had faith in the Gujarat judiciary, the central investigating agency may use Modi’s speeches to drive home a point: that it’s difficult to secure justice in Gujarat with such high-profile functionaries forming a defence wall.
On Saturday, Modi entered an event meant to kick-start Green Ahmedabad campaign in an aggressive mood and discussed the legal and political environment instead. He clenched his fist and called out Vande Mataram at least 10 times, his decibel level going up each time and the crowd’s even higher. ‘‘Shout loud enough for the Delhi sultanate, which is treating Gujarat as an enemy country,’’ he had said.
Modi’s similar speeches ahead of 2007 Assembly polls had upset Tulsi, who was representing the state government in the case, so much that he quit on moral grounds. More soundbites from Modi would only endear him to the masses, but not impress the justice system.
No sooner had speculation about the central agency wanting to shift the trial outside Gujarat gathered momentum, than an impatient Modi unleashed an attack on the Centre saying the proposed transfer of the case was an insult to the judiciary and process of justice in the state. He even called it an insult to the advocates and judges of Gujarat.
Modi not only targeted the UPA government for misusing the CBI against political rivals, he also justified the killing of a gangster arrested with a cache of AK-47s.
While CBI’s counsel K T S Tulsi has stated that no formal application has been moved to shift the trial outside and that the CBI had faith in the Gujarat judiciary, the central investigating agency may use Modi’s speeches to drive home a point: that it’s difficult to secure justice in Gujarat with such high-profile functionaries forming a defence wall.
On Saturday, Modi entered an event meant to kick-start Green Ahmedabad campaign in an aggressive mood and discussed the legal and political environment instead. He clenched his fist and called out Vande Mataram at least 10 times, his decibel level going up each time and the crowd’s even higher. ‘‘Shout loud enough for the Delhi sultanate, which is treating Gujarat as an enemy country,’’ he had said.
Modi’s similar speeches ahead of 2007 Assembly polls had upset Tulsi, who was representing the state government in the case, so much that he quit on moral grounds. More soundbites from Modi would only endear him to the masses, but not impress the justice system.
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